Where does “canopylike” come from?

canopylike (English) comes from English like, from Dutch luik, from Middle Dutch luke, from Dutch luiken, from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

canopylike (English): Resembling a canopy or some aspect of one

Definitions

  1. Resembling a canopy or some aspect of one

Ancestry of “canopylike”, step by step

canopylike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English like

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlikeTo enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;...
2Dutchluikhatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych
3Middle Dutchluke
4Dutchluikento close, to shut
5Middle Dutchlukento close, to shut; to close, to become closed
6Old Dutchlūcanto close, shut
7Proto-West Germaniclūkanto close, to shut
8Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via English canopy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanopyA high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth...
2Middle Englishcanope
3Latinconopeummosquito net; canopy
4Ancient Greekκωνωπεῖονan Egyptian couch with mosquito netting
5Ancient Greekκώνωψgnat, mosquito
6Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
7Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lūkan